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 +[[Image:The Crystal Palace.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The usage of new materials such as [[iron]], [[steel]], [[concrete]] and [[glass]] is ascribed an important place, with [[the Crystal Palace]] by [[Joseph Paxton]] to house the [[Great Exhibition]] of [[1851]]. Historians have seen [[the Crystal Palace]] as a reaction to the [[eclecticism]] and "[[poor taste]]" of the [[Victorian Era]] fuelled by the possibilities of the [[Industrial Revolution]].]]
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The usage of new materials such as iron, steel, concrete and glass is ascribed an important place, with the Crystal Palace by Joseph Paxton to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. Historians have seen the Crystal Palace as a reaction to the eclecticism and "poor taste" of the Victorian Era fuelled by the possibilities of the Industrial Revolution.
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The usage of new materials such as iron, steel, concrete and glass is ascribed an important place, with the Crystal Palace by Joseph Paxton to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. Historians have seen the Crystal Palace as a reaction to the eclecticism and "poor taste" of the Victorian Era fuelled by the possibilities of the Industrial Revolution.

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